1st real Self Portraits

[er111a]

thoughts
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[peanut170]

I like the first 1, but not into the half face idea on the other one's. Think you shoulda tried maybe some sideviews or other perspectives than just strait on.

 

[fokker]

Vertical (portrait) orientation would have better suited to these photos. I'm guessing from the framing and the lens used these were handheld out in front of yourself?

 

[Derrel]

Maybe?

 

[rusty9]

you should shave.

 

[er111a]

Maybe?

really helpful :er:

Vertical (portrait) orientation would have better suited to these photos. I'm guessing from the framing and the lens used these were handheld out in front of yourself?

No I had it on a tripod with a remote

you should shave.

just did haha

 

[rusty9]

no joke, i thought you were 12 years old because of the way you talk and act on this board. i was surprised to see facial hair.

 

[UUilliam]

no joke, i thought you were 12 years old because of the way you talk and act on this board. i was surprised to see facial hair.

+1

You look like a kickboxer of some sort.


I like the high contrast of the shot, and black and white works well.
as said, #1 is really the only one that works though

the rest just look like misfires, if you played with the lighting a bit it could work (make it so the face falls into shadow thus leaving sense of mystery.)

 

[SwissJ]

Maybe?

really helpful :er:

hint hint... try rotating the camera 90 degrees. I think a vertical crop on #1 could look pretty cool.

I like the raw look of the images (keep the facial hair), but I don't like the shallow DOF. The ghost image around the out of focus areas is really annoying.

 

[Derrel]

Yeah, it would have been really helpful. Shot #1, without your chin amputated, would have been a fascinating close-up, gritty look at you, but instead, we see an amputated head floating on no visible means of support...with your neck in the frame, the first self-portrait would have been a worthy, Chuck-Close Daguerrotype portraits done in the neorealisitic style, like the recent ones done of Brad Pitt for W magazine. Your camera orientation is diluting the shots down to water. So, I opened PS, made a rectangle, and created that frame,expressly for YOU. I might start making more of them, since your mistake is so,so,so common among untrained shooters.

Chuck Close shoots Brad Pitt: Celebrities: Wmagazine.com

By orienting the camera as a horizontal, you botched all the shots...

 

[TheKingDavis]

why the anger?

 

[er111a]

no joke, i thought you were 12 years old because of the way you talk and act on this board. i was surprised to see facial hair.

I am 17!! haha

 

[er111a]

why the anger?

whos angry? and Derrel I now get what you are saying and I do agree with you. Thank you for your input that comment was more helpful than I realized, at first I thought you were trying to be funny

 

[Derrel]

thoughts
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which is ALMOST THE SAME AS

Chuck Close shoots Brad Pitt: Celebrities: Wmagazine.com

 

[er111a]

hehe +1 dont help much erose